No
martial arts practice today. Still too
sick with
bronchitis. Work was
dull until i got called to an on-site meeting which went well. i finished the on-site
early and ran some
errands (finding vacuum cleaner bags and belts for the hoover windtunnel upright and buying toilet paper). the first place i went didn't have bags or belts. the second place only had the bags. the third place had what i thought was the right
belts. i got home, opened the vaccuum cleaner and saw that the belts i got were too
small, and
round instead of
flat. i managed to stretch that
fucker on there. i think it's
rubbing somewhere because there is an
odd burning
smell coming from it. oh well. it seems i really needed to vaccuum. my old bag was really super full (and previously my laziness had prompted me to attempt to empty the bag instead of trying to find a new one, so the bag was
super gross). The fullness of the bag had pretty much
screwed the
suction. i may as well have not vacuumed for the past two months. there is a "clean" light on the
vacuum cleaner that indicated when there is no more stuff getting
sucked up. it took SO long for that light to turn
green. at least i know the
carpet is clean now.
i still need to
steam clean, but all in good time. then i'll finish my new
painting (a
nude self-portrait of the
left side of
my body).
i have this
horrible sense of foreboding right now regarding my
employment. i think i need a change of
pace. a big one. i'm so tired of
IT. i need a big
life change.
Breaking
news: 6 children (ages 12 - 16) have been shot at an African American
celebration at the National
Zoo in
Washington, DC. Two others have been transported to local hospitals for non-gun related injuries (one
epileptic seizure and one pregnancy problem) induced by the excitement.
Currently (7:15pm EST) the
police are canvassing the area looking for the
suspects.
Witnesses report that two large groups of
teenagers were arguing back and forth, throwing bottles when someone pulled out a
gun and started firing. it is not known whether those injured were the intended
targets or
innocent bystanders.
okay, the national
media has the story now. my
job is done.